SMC #02 "Fill 'Her Up" - Petrol/Gas Stations

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

The Challenge Rules

1). Each challenge we'll post a subject for you to model along with a time limit on how long you should spend on it. Spend no longer than the allocated time then post a render of your model. No cheating, we are relying on your honesty here and the idea of speed modeling is to simulate a "real world" environment. If you are working on a project and asked to show a concept model you'll need to be able to get somewhere near the target in the allocated time. Your submission should be a model created especially for this challenge and not one you have stored on your hard drive. How you interpret the brief is up to you as long as the final model conforms to what we have asked for. Any images of models that do not match the brief can be removed and the poster disqualified.

2). You may enter as many times as you like as long as each model is completely new and uses no components from other entries. Entries using models which are not original will be removed and the poster disqualified.

3). Your entry may contain as many views of your model as you like and must include a clear and easy to see wireframe of the mesh before any smoothing/subdivision has been applied. Wire renders/ Cell Shaded or Screengrab wireframes are acceptable. Any wireframes we cannot see correctly will be disqualified. The key is for us to be able to see the wireframes clearly to ascertain how you modelled the subject matter.

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A). Software used
B). Time spent creating the model.

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6). The creation of displacement maps, normal maps and any splines drawn out in an external program other than your modeling software are to be included in your modeling time.

7). Time spent on rendering or texturing or building a scene in which to display your model is not included in the allocated period to allow those with slower machines to participate on an even playing field. What we are looking for is the quality of the models you can produce "under pressure". If your model is not complete, you can still post it as long as it's recognizable.

8). Posting the same entry twice in a challenge is considered to be double posting and will result in a disqualification. When asked to fix a previous post due to DQ or any other reason, you must fix the first post, or delete it altogether and create a new one.

9). The Winner must email jo@3dtotal.com to claim their prize.

10). Only 1st place & 2nd place (i.e. the runner up) can claim a prize.

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Subject: Petrol/Gas Sations
Deadline - 10:00PM GMT Friday 18th March 2011
Description: A Petrol Station, also known as a Fueling Station, Garage, Gasbar, Gas Station (U.S.), Petrol Bunk (India), Petrol Pump, Petrol Garage, or service station, is a facility which sells fuel and lubricants for motor vehicles. In this challenge you can choose to model an entire station, the exterior, the interior, old style pumps, future filling stations with next gen bio fuels, the choice is yours. Since 1888, filling stations of this kind have been available the world over, now here's your chance to create your own. You can choose to make this as easy or difficult as you like...... either way you have a good time limit for this one.
Modelling Time: 120 Mins.

Prizes: 1st Place will get you £30 worth of downloadable products, 2nd Place will get you £10 worth of downloadable products.

Above All Else Have Fun & Good Luck!

My Starter





I wanted to do a much better entry than this, I modelled really REALLY slow I can model so much more than this normally but got kinda lazy with this entry, expect ALOT more geometry in my next entry. Also i'm not happy with the modelling really or the texturing but it's just the starter so nevermind lol.

[Psycho Mantis]

interesting topic. we never had some "functional architecture" in the smcs. its hard to gove those things a personal twist, so the challnege here would be, to make it look real. gonna love this.

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Yeah that's what I thought, but remember you don't have to model the entire thing, you could model a Las Vegas gas sign if you wished or the cashier's cash register and snacks desk inside, there's so many element to this challenge and so many ways you could go with this, heck you could even do a Galaxy High/Jetsons style space fuel station if you wanted, there's a huge amount of choice here so enjoy

[Psycho Mantis]

oh ok, then i think will go detailcrazy on a given object, rather then building a whole scene... i hope next week i have more time.

[Rachel vd M]

crazy subject, im in!

maybe i can make something silly.

Im thinking about making the Dinoco station from the first Toystory movie

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Originally Posted by Rachel vd M

crazy subject, im in!

maybe i can make something silly.

Im thinking about making the Dinoco station from the first Toystory movie

Yeah I was hoping someone would try that one, it's one of the main reasons I considered this challenge. I was also thinking about the excellent ones at night featured in Pixar's Cars

[Rachel vd M]

Originally Posted by ClassicGamer-3DT

I was also thinking about the excellent ones at night featured in Pixar's Cars

you mean this one?

Flo's V8 cafe


That one looks nice, though hard to pull off or to light properly.
someone might make it, if not maybe ill try it as a second entry

[pables]

Sooo great!!! I like this topic a lot more than the previous one. I'll start monday though.

Good luck and happy modelling to all!

[astroAJ]

another one, I'm so happy

The SMC's are like a virus once they get into your blood stream u just wanna keep doing more and more and more!!!

Great topic 2

[rocneasta]

busy weekend but i will think about the topic - come monday i shall warm my fingers

[rocneasta]

if not going out of the box with this one, it will prove to be a difficult task of deciding what to model

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Originally Posted by rocneasta

if not going out of the box with this one, it will prove to be a difficult task of deciding what to model

But you could go out of the box if you wished? You could have an animal filling station where they fill up on snacks lol Or an alien filling station where they feast on human noses. It really is up to you, and up to you how complicated you make it for yourself.

[rocneasta]

i agree - still looking for the right approach

[newhere]

QUOTE: SMC #02 "Fill 'Her Up" - Petrol/Gas Stations

"fill 'her up" huh?.......ummm...i don't thing you would even want the concept i have for this comp

[rocneasta]

judging by the lunch box, it would be provocative to say the least.

honestly the second i say you posted something under the SMC with this title above your name i burst into laughter

but hey, let your imagination run wild